Le Chemin de fer - Manet
4d 9h ago by piefed.social/u/a_person in traditional_art from media.piefed.social
Le Chemin de fer
Literally, "the way of iron," or "the iron way."
Quaint!
It means railroad. The girl is watching the trains.
I know what it means. My point is that literally the words mean one thing, and figuratively they mean another, just like lots of other expressions and definitions.
What can I say? I enjoy the process of such things...